Events noted in 1550

The event pages are experimental; the OCR errors in the text mean
this is incomplete and unreliable but I offer it in the hopes that it
will be of some use. Events shown include births and deaths of
people with their own entries, and also the publication dates of some of
the works cited.

“Though thou couldst not
feed the flock with fine cakes and white bread, yet should
thou satisfy them with barley-bread.” Bradford, Johnone of the most eminent of the protestant divines who suffered martyrdom in the reign of queen Mary

Born: Brill, Matthewan artist of whom very few particulars are mentioned; the most material are

“An Answer
by the reverend father in God, Thomas Archbishop of
Canterbury, Primate of all England, and Metropolitan,
unto a crafty and sophistical caviilation, devised by Stephen Gardiner, doctor of law, late bishop of Winchester,
against the true and godly doctrine of the most Holy Sacrament of the Body and Blood of our Saviour Christ.
Wherein is also, as occasion serveth, answered such places
of the book of Dr. Richard Smith, as may seem any thing
worthy the answering. Also a true Copy of the book written, and in open court delivered by Dr. Stephen Gardiner,
not one word added or diminished, but faithfully in all
points agreeing with the original,” Cranmer, Thomasthe first Protestant archbishop of Canterbury

“The Pathway to Knowledge, containing the first principles of Geometric, as they may moste
aptly be applied unto practise, bothe for use of Instrumentes
Geometricall and Astronomicall, and also for projection of
Plattes much necessary for all sortes of men,” Recorde, Roberta learned physician and mathematician

“The Castle of Knowledge, containing the Explication of the Sphere bothe Celestiall and Materiall, and
divers other things incident thereto. With sundry pleasaunt
proofes and certaine newe demonstrations not written before
in any vulgare woorkes,” Recorde, Roberta learned physician and mathematician

“Liber quartus Ecclesiasticarum Cantionum quatuor vocum vulgo Motetae vocant,” Goudimel, Claudeone of the early and most celebrated composers of music to the metrical French translations of the psalms for the use of the protestants

“The institution of a Christian Prince, translated from the Greek of Synesius, bishop of Syrene, with an
oration concerning the True Nobility, translated from the
Greek of Phiio Judseus,” Auge, Daniel D'in Latin Augentius

“Orthodoxographa,” Basinge, Johnmore commonly known by the name of Basingstochius

“Paraphrase de l‘Astrolabe, avec une amplification de
l’usage de l'astrolabe,” Bassantin, Jamesa Scotch astronomer in the sixteenth century

“An Appellation
from the cruel and unjust Sentence pronounced against
him by the false bishops and clergy of Scotland,” Knox, Johnthe chief instrument and promoter of the reformation in Scotland (?–1572)

“A collection (abridged) of the Statutes in force and use,” Rastall, Johnone of our early printers

“The Whetstone of Witte, which is the seconde
part of Arithmetike: containing the extraction of Rootes;
the Cossike practise, with the rules of Equation: and the
woorkes of Surde Nombers,” Recorde, Roberta learned physician and mathematician

“A brief Exhortation to England, for the speedy Embracing of Christ’s
Gospel, heretofore by the Tyranny of Mary suppressed
and banished,” Knox, Johnthe chief instrument and promoter of the reformation in Scotland (?–1572)